DG, thanks so much for the kind words. I have always been trying in earnest to give my S what I didn't have. My parents D'd when I was around 13. I really never had a relationship with my Dad. He had such a hard, protective shell around him. I had a buddy in high school who obviously admired his Dad, even as a high-schooler. At that point, I made a goal for myself - "I want to be THAT kind of Dad." I have been striving for that goal ever since.
I have always been trying in earnest to give my S what I didn't have. My parents D'd when I was around 13. I really never had a relationship with my Dad. He had such a hard, protective shell around him. I had a buddy in high school who obviously admired his Dad, even as a high-schooler. At that point, I made a goal for myself - "I want to be THAT kind of Dad." I have been striving for that goal ever since.
